oedema

English

/ɪˈdiː.mə/

noun

Definitions

(British spelling) An excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity
(British spelling) A similar swelling in plants caused by excessive accumulation of water

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek οἴδημα (swelling).

Origin

Ancient Greek

οἴδημα

Gloss

swelling

Concept

Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

angiooedema English
antioedema English
edema English
oedematic English
oedemic English
ödeema Finnish
oedema Latin
edema Italian
edema Spanish, Castilian
οἴδημα Ancient Greek
ødem Norwegian Bokmål
ödem Swedish
ødem Norwegian Nynorsk